Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-28
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The 80 foot smoke stack for Dexter,
Sampson & Libby's steam saw mill arrived q
few DAYS ago. Operations on the erection OF
the mill will be commenced in about month
The boiler and engine have been stored on
the site since the early winter.
PIscArAoUIs.
Fishing is said to be excellent in Sebec
Lake. Large quantities of land-locked sal
mon are being taken. One day last week W.
T. Pollard, a skillful angler of Foxcroft, cap
tured and safely landed from the Wilson a
specked trout weighing four pounds. He
also took fourteen salmon from the lake, the
largest Of which weighed 81 pounds.
small quantity Of liquor was seized by
constables Martin and Nichols at the Ex-
change Hotel. Foxcroft, last Saturday. and
Monday W. II. Parsons. the landlord, was
arraigned before G. A. Everett, Esq, Trial
Justice, charged with keeping the same for
illegal sale The respondent pleaded not
guilty, waved an examination, received SEN
tence to pay fine of 500 and cost and i'm
prisonment for six months. and removed the
case to the Supreme Judicial Court by appeal
furnishing the required sureties. j.
Peaks for the State. Lebroke and Robinson
for respondent.
SAGADAHoC.
Even after having received the legal deci
sion of Judge Libby will the citizens of Bath
allow the controversy over time to come to
an end. If rs much energy were expended
in other ways Bath would soon become a
large city.-Frsnk Mcclellan is building for
William Pond a canvas canoe of the follow
ing dimensions Length, IL feet; width, 2
feet 8 inches depth, l6 inches. 1t will b.
provided with two lanteen sails, will accom-
modate two persons, and either end Of the
boat will be bound in brass. When c)m
pleted Mr.. Ponds canoe will be one of the
best in the State.
Very complimentary mention has be-
made by the Portland papers of the poem
recently written by Miss Clara N. FogR Of
Bowdoinham, and read by her at the class
day exercises at Westbrook Seminary.
SOMERSET.
Melvin J. Chandler of Ripley was killed by
a cavern at Pinkham's brick yard in Dover
Wednesday. He was 90 years old and leaves
aged parents.
Charles Nye of Mercer WAS arrested Sat
urday and brought before Justice Conner at
Mercer, on a charge of assault. After
hearing he was given twelve hours to secure
$500 bonds to appear at the next 5 }. Court.
A correspondent to the Advocate from
Dead River writes: Logs are running quite
brisk on this rise of water; most every nook
and corner is piled with logs up and down
the river, and some intervaes are covered
with them, which will keep the river drivers
busy for a INTELLECTUALLY Green. the bear
hunter, has caught twp more loupcerviers
within week. Mr.. Green says he is going
81. Tka -
is the highest ever known. All the fields of
IS A. Parsons and all the farms for miles
have been under water. The water in the
Dead River this spring has been the highest
ever known. 1t came into the barn of j. ID.
Hewitt so that his cattle stood in foot of
water
Ben Foster, of North Arson. who has been
studying in Paris during the past year sailed
for his home in New York the 18th inst. Mr..
Foster has many friends and relatives in No.
Arson, who Wish him the best success in his
artistic studies.
Tuesday afternoon William Robbins, fore
man of the Madison Bulletin office, accident
ally caught the fore finger of his left hand in
a press. The finger Was terribly crashed and
bruised, as it went through a space of less
than one eighth Of an ich He will be laid up
some time, though it is hoped the finger will
be saved as the joints are probably but slight
lv injured The dog which caught his finger
struck it about in the middle of the first pha
LANCE, cutting the flesh and crushing the bone
to splnters.
MIR Oliver Goodwin met with a severe &C
cident Tuesday while at work in his saw mill
at Detroit. A piece of wood flew from the
saw, striking his right arm with terrific force,
shstterlng the bone and tearing the flesh be-
fh. shAr and all bad
MIR. Goodwin is an old and esteemed citizen
of Detroit. at present being a member of the
board OF Selectmen, in which capacity he has
served the town for years, and all regret his
misfortune. Drs. Pushor and Griffin attend
ed him.
WALDO.
The legacy of $4,000 left by the late Paul
X. Hazeltine, of Belfast, to any Maine Or
phan Asylum which should exist at his death,
and $1,000 left to the Home for Aged Women
in the State, existing at the same time, has
not yet been disposed of There are six
claimants among them being the Child
ren's Home aud the Home fer Aged
Women in this city, and every
thing indicates stubborn contest over
the will. Mr.. Chss. B. Hazeltine, one of the
executors, brought the matter in the court in
Belfast, last week, the action on the docket
being known as Charles B Hazeltine, ct ais.
in equity, vs.. Abbe +. Vose ct ais. The
matter goes to the law court for decision.
WASHINGTON.
The great scarcity of sardine herring still
continues. and the usual spring catch is viz
tuslly over. Those packers who have re.
Trained from opening their factories, have
thus far made more out of the situation than
those who have kept their factories in readi.
ness to pack whatever fish might be caught
Factories to the westward are in an equally
bad condition and the help usually employed
in them from Esstport are returning to their
homes. The price of sardines must greatly
advance from natural causes, as the pack this
year is less than one twentieth of what it as
last season. astport Sentinel.
YORK.
Deputy Sheriff Elliott Thursday took Fred
O'Niel of Biddeford to Alfred. to be arraigned
before Judge Libby on an indictment of OBJ
structing justice, found by the Grand Jury
at the present term of court. O'Neil i.
charged with assisting witnesses in liquor